Coronavirus Live Updates: Global Leaders Beg Public to Stay Home; Fed Vows to Buy as Much Debt as Needed
Coronavirus has now been declared a pandemic by World Health Organization. The disease of COVID 19 has spread to more than 100 countries in the world with Italy and Iran being the new epicenters of the virus. In this video, I will update you with the latest information on what we know about Coronavirus till now. How are it’s symptoms different from common cold and flu? How deadly is it after analyzing the Chinese cases? How are governments all across the world preparing for it? Is Janta Curfew needed to stop the Coronavirus in India? I will answer all these questions and more in this video and teach you about flattening the curve and precautions you can take.
08:40 PM
Total number of positive cases in India rises to 467
This includes 34 discharged patients and 8 deaths
08:33 PM
Assam to be under lockdown from 6 pm on Tuesday till Mar 31
08:33 PM
Mylab gets commercial approval for COVID-19 test kit
The test kit by the company is the first ‘Made in India’ kit to receive commercial approval from CDSCO.
It is named as Mylab PathoDetect COVID-19 Qualitative PCR kit, the company said in a statement.
Local sourcing of test kits will be a major breakthrough for India as the testing kit by Mylab would cost nearly one-fourth of the current procurement cost.
Moreover, Mylab’s COVID-19 test kit screens and detects the infection within 2.5 hours as compared with over 7 hours taken by current protocols, it added.
08:28 PM
Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya to be under lockdown from tomorrow
08:24 PM
All offices of Himachal Pradesh govt except for those involved in essential services will remain closed from March 24 till March 26 in view of Covid-19
– Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur
08:18 PM
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal expresses his condolences to an employee with the Indian Railways who died because of coronavirus.
:08 PM
We have asked for Rs 150 Crore from centre. We have so many NRIs in Punjab, 90000 people have come here in last 3-4 months. So we need money for infrastructure as well as for isolation wards & other things if there are cases. 5 MPs also met Dr Harsh Vardhan.
– Punjab health minister
08:01 PM
Karnataka reports seven new cases of Covid-19. Total number of cases in the state is now 33.
The new positive cases include two from neighbouring Kerala, and five from Bengaluru.
“Till date 33 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state which includes one death,” the department said in a bulletin.
31 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable.
The fresh cases include two men from Kerala with a travel to history to Dubai. Both arrived on March 22.
07:53 PM
Tripura CM Biplab Deb announces a complete lockdown in the state from 2 PM tomorrow till 31st March in the wake of coronavirus.
07:51 PM
Suspected COVID-19 patient dies in HP’s Kangra
A 24-year-old woman who recently travelled from the USA and showed possible symptoms of coronavirus died at a private hospital in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra.
Her samples were sent for testing to Tanda’s Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College but she died before the arrival of the report.
07:42 PM
Nitish announces package over coronavirus lockdown
07:40 PM
Singapore reports highest single day increase, total cases cross 500
07:38 PM
Iran reports 127 new coronavirus deaths, raising toll to 1,812
07:34 PM
Confirmed coronavirus infections in Netherlands rise 13%, 34 new deaths
07:33 PM
Hydroxychloroquine for healthcare workers, persons caring for Covid-19 patients in households: ICMR
The use of hydroxy-chloroquine is recommended for healthcare workers involved in the care of suspected or confirmed Covid-19 cases.
And the asymptomatic household contacts of lab-confirmed cases as a preventive treatment measure.
The protocol recommended by the National Task Force has been approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) for restricted use in emergency situations.
07:26 PM
Pakistan’s coronavirus cases rise to 803; Sindh minister tests positive
07:25 PM
Total 49,735 camera-based fines were imposed yesterday